SIEFF: Austerity and the American Economy
Adam Sieff, Columnist
European nations, facing crisis, have adopted extreme austerity measures and there is a growing call in the US for sharp reductions in funding. But not all austerity is created equal. Hopefully, we won’t find out the hard way.
STROSTER: Craigslist Censorship to Stop Human Trafficking
Lianna Stroster, Columnist
Craigslist users have seen a change in the website’s homepage over the past few days. Under the “services” section, there is now a black “censored” label over the “adult services” tab. Is this new “censored” label a violation of the website’s First Amendment right, or is it not protected because the section has been aiding human trafficking through the World Wide Web?
PANDYA: Immigration Reform the Wrong Way
Om Pandya, Columnist
Illegal immigration is a problem, Om Pandya says, but the current immigration reform legislation takes reckless steps towards finding a solution. He reminds us that the Republican first created the 14th Amendment, and he urges the Right not to regress and reverse one of its party’s greatest achievements.
CARMONA: Let’s Talk About the B-Word — Boycott
Jay Carmona, Contributor
Target Corp. has infuriated the LGBT community with their recent donation to an anti-gay Congressional candidate. With the Citizens United decision allowing corporations to freely donate to politicians, this leaves concerned citizens with one option — the boycott.
MCNAMARA: Born to Conserve?
Lindsay McNamara, Columnist
On the heels of Matthew Lifson’s article, “Our Political Genes,” environmentalist Lindsay McNamara questions whether environmental stewardship is an inborn trait or if it can be cultivated through education and economic incentives.
STORM: Restoring Honor
Meg Storm, Columnist
Having just come home from a whirlwind couple of days in Washington D.C., which concluded with my attending the Restoring Honor Rally, I believe that this country has finally reached the zenith at which we must choose whether or not we are willing to work for the peaceful coexistence of this honor and pride, for if are not willing to work towards this unity I honestly believe that our demise is imminent.
RUSHFORD: Gay Marriage Is About Taxes, Not Sex
Stephanie Rushford, Columnist
Fiscal conservatives cannot in good faith agree with Proposition 8 or any laws against marriage equality. Laws such as the Defense of Marriage Act unfairly tax Americans for benefits that many will never receive.
CARMONA: NOM’s Summer of Love?
Jay Carmona, Columnist – Debut Column
By not denouncing violent signs and rhetoric, as well as freely associating with groups widely known to be hate groups, NOM is advocating for the opposite of a world of happy families and children: a world where deviation from norms and “tradition”—nay, innovation—is punished with violence, where you are judged not by the good you do in the world but by whom you love and how you love them.
LIFSON: The Supreme Court Will Legalize Gay Marriage
As pundits guess who President Obama will nominate to replace retiring Justice Stevens, the issue of gay marriage is never far-removed from the conversation. The stakes are high because Ted Olsen and David Boies, former adversaries during the controversial Bush v. Gore case that stifled the Florida recount, have forged an unlikely partnership almost certain to bring Perry v. Schwarzenegger, their challenge to Proposition 8, before the Supreme Court within the next two years. But what few liberals or conservatives understand is that Justice Kennedy, the court’s swing vote, has already decided that legalizing gay marriage will be his legacy.
CUEVAS: Separate Isn’t Equal
Jesse-Justin Cuevas, Liberal
Theodore Olson and David Boies are challenging Proposition 8 as a civil rights issue in front of the Supreme Court in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, and they aren’t saying anything new. Or so they say.
BARON: Fighting for Rights in All the Wrong Places
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
We are investing millions of dollars in referenda and lobbying to achieve marriage equality in the Northeast and West, and often losing in the process – and at the same time, we are leaving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in the mid-West and South behind.
BLANCO: Protect Marriage
Marriage cannot be redefined by the government or gay rights activists, but full, equal civil unions must be available.
FULHAM: Fighting for Equality
The New York State Senate’s decision to deny civil rights to gays will only further empower the marriage equality movement.
SIEFF: On the Marriage Equality Question
The struggle for equality is perpetual and without satisfaction. Its cause is righteous in our minds, but intractable in our condition.
BARON: Blunt Equality — Marijuana, Marriage, and Referenda
Maine decriminalizes marijuana but bans gay marriage — what happened and why.
GOLDIN: Why I’m Marching
On October 11, thousands of Americans will march for equal rights for LGBT people in Washington DC.
WALK: Pro-Life? Adopt Gay Marriage
Extending full marriage rights to gay couples could save thousands of babies from being aborted every year.
BARON: Dispatches from Fake America
Liberals have been described as “unAmerican” – in reality, many liberals are just as patriotic as their conservative counterparts claim to be.
ROGERS: Marriage & Our Religious Freedom
A gay marriage supporter defends religion’s right to define marriage and express religious freedom.
JACOBS: MEGHAN, THE GOP IS NOT YOUR BFF
Meghan McCain needs to learn she can’t be “BFF” with Rachel Maddow and conservatives at the same time.
MEYER: What it Means to be a Conservative
Conservative Columnist Cynthia Meyer strikes back at Mallory Pernell over the meaning of social conservatism. Cynthia Meyer, Staff Writer Ideology: Conservative | Writing From: Austin, Texas Social conservatives are often [...]